Flash Cache vs Varnish/Nginx Proxy — WordPress

Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching vs Flash Cache

Name: Flash Cache
Rating: 3.7 (3 reviews)

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Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching

5.0·10reviews·600+installs

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	Flash Cache	Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching
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Description	2789 / 5000 chars56% used	2216 / 5000 chars44% used
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Platforms	WordPress	WordPress
Developer	etruel	Razvan Stanga
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Feature comparison between Flash Cache and Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching
Metric	Flash Cache	Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching
Rating	3.7 ★	★ 5.0 ★
Total reviews	3	★ 10
Active installs	20+	600+
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Flash Cache

Flash Cache is a powerful plugin which optimizes the websites speed thanks to processes and technologies that reduces the overload of the websites where it is installed, improving the velocity till 10x comparing with other cache plugins for WordPress. With the Flash Cache plugin you will be able to: Increase the speed at which your site is displayed to the end user. Reduce the use of server resources when there are many visitors. Create a more enjoyable experience for the user. Help with the positioning and the SEO of the web site. Decrease the workload on the system behind the cache. And if that’s not enough for you, read on for many more benefits. Some Features The most important characteristics that makes this add-on the first choice comparing to others are the next ones: The Flash Cache plugin is tested with the most important servers that can run WordPress, such as Apache, nginx and LiteSpeed and supports PHP 5.6 to 8.2. Flash Cache allows infinities configurations thanks to the patterns, these can be done with different cache patterns according the kind of page that will be cached. It avoid the PHP execution in foreground at time of serve the cache objects, improving significantly the performance and the overload of the server. Crawl Budget optimization, the majority of the search engines assigns a quantity of means to go over the websites, with Flash Cache a higher number of pages are indexes and is better positioned in the search engines. It allows keep the content in the cache updating instantaneously when is modified, for example, when a new post is added, it creates a cache object of the post and it can refresh other pages automatically as the homepage. In addition to optimizing the cache on the server, it manages the cache in the web browser improving the performance in client-side and server-side. It allows to make a preload of the entire website, to keep a cache of all the site optimized and configurable. Most of the cache plugins in WordPress break the website structure, and this brings problems at the time of move the websites to another hosting or domain. This problem doesn’t exist with Flash Cache. You only need to deactivate the cache and the plugin you can change the hosting of the website and reinstalled the Flash Cache without problems. Known third-party plugins or theme compatibility issues In some cases, there are compatibility issues with other plugins. Most of the time this is caused by other plugins inserting javascript or styles in a wrong or weird way. Shortcodes Ultimate: Uncaught ReferenceError: SUShortcodesL10n is not defined. Translations Many thanks to the generous efforts of all translators. If you’d like to help out by translating this plugin, please sign up for an account and dig in.

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Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching

Complete WordPress Varnish Cache 3.x/4.x/5.x and Nginx Proxy Cache integration. This plugin handles all integration with Varnish Cache and Nginx Proxy Cache. It was designed for high traffic websites. Main features admin interface, see screenshots console for manual purges, supports regular expressions so you can purge an entire folder or just a single file supports every type of Varnish Cache implementation, see screenshots for examples unlimited number of Varnish Cache servers use of custom headers when communicating with Varnish Cache does not interfere with other caching plugins, cloudflare, etc Varnish Cache configuration generator purge key method so you don’t need to setup ACLs debugging actively maintained You can control the following from the Varnish Caching admin panel : Enable/Disable caching Homepage cache TTL Cache TTL (for every other page) IPs/Hosts to clear cache to support every type of Varnish Cache implementation Override default TTL in posts/pages Purge key based PURGE Logged in cookie Debugging option console for precise manual purges This plugin also auto purges Varnish Cache / Nginx Proxy Cache when your site is modified. Varnish Caching sends a PURGE request to Varnish Cache / Nginx Proxy Cache when a page or post is modified. This occurs when editing, publishing, commenting or deleting an item, and when changing themes. Not all pages are purged every time, depending on your Varnish / Nginx Proxy Cache configuration. When a post, page, or custom post type is edited, or a new comment is added, only the following pages will purge: The front page The post/page edited Any categories or tags associated with the page Varnish Cache / Nginx Proxy Cache is a web application accelerator also known as a caching HTTP reverse proxy. You install it in front of any server that speaks HTTP and configure it to cache the contents. This plugin does not install Varnish/Nginx for you, nor does it configure Varnish/Nginx for WordPress. It’s expected you already did that on your own using the provided config files. Inspired from the following : https://wordpress.org/plugins/varnish-http-purge/ https://github.com/dreamhost/varnish-vcl-collection/

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Which has better reviews, Flash Cache or Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching?

Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 10 reviews) compared to Flash Cache (3.7★ from 3 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.

Should I choose Flash Cache or Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching?

Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 3.7★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.

Which is faster to set up, Flash Cache or Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching?

Both apps are one-click installs from the WordPress Plugin Directory. Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching has the deeper published review base (10 vs 3), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.

Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

Flash Cache typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (3 reviews). Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (10 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.

Can I migrate data between Flash Cache and Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching?

Migration support varies by app and category. Flash Cache and Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Flash Cache" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.

Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching vs Flash Cache

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Which is faster to set up, Flash Cache or Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching?

Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

Can I migrate data between Flash Cache and Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching?

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